"Can't see it," remarked Rainsford, trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick war
m blackness in upon the yacht. "You've good eyes," said Whitney, with a laugh, "and I've seen you pick off a moose moving in the brown fall bush at four hundred yards, but even you can't see four miles or so through a moonless Caribbean night." "Nor four yards," admitted Rainsford. "Ugh! It's like moist black velvet." What is being compared in this statement from the selection? A) black velvet and wet fur B) a jaguar and black velvet C) a piece of black velvet is being described D) the dark, humid night and moist, black velvet
Richard Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game" tells the story of a notorious hunter Sanger Rainsford and his encounter of being treated as a prey. The conflict between the hunter and the hunted seems to be the recurring theme throughout the story.
At the start of the story, Rainsford was told by his friend Whitney about an island "<em>Ship-Trap Island</em>" which every sailor tries to avoid. Trying hard to get a glimpse of the notorious island, Rainsford peered through "<em>the dark tropical night</em>" of the sea where they are sailing. He compares the dark humid atmosphere of the sea to the moist black velvet, where visibility is low and nothing can be seen clearly. Velvet is a smooth texture, slippery and moist but compact and hard to see through. It perfectly relates to trying to look through a velvety texture.
